As guilt-ridden Jasper receives accolade after accolade for grades and work that aren’t his, the crayon becomes more and more possessive of Jasper’s attention and affection, and it is only when Jasper cannot take it anymore that he discovers just what he’s gotten himself into. Jasper is only a little creeped out until the crayon changes his art-the one area where Jasper excels-into something better. When he faces a math quiz after skipping his homework, the crayon aces it for him. When Jasper watches TV instead of studying, he misspells every word on his spelling test, but the crayon seems to know the answers, and when he uses the crayon to write, he can spell them all. ![]() Jasper is flunking everything except art and is desperate for help when he finds the crayon. When a young rabbit who’s struggling in school finds a helpful crayon, everything is suddenly perfect-until it isn’t. A great one to pair with Bernard Most’s work, dinosaur fans will revel in the possibilities. The final pages name the dinosaurs featured in the text, with the caveat that paleontologists learn more each day and the longest, softest, etc. to find all the dinos gathered there-“Look! My dino pets all came home! No one likes to sleep alone.” The rhyming text and Kendall’s wonderfully creative illustrations will keep young readers riveted, while even the most avid dinosaur fans will likely learn something new, as very few of these are commonly known. ![]() Problems abound with each new dino pet, from the softest to the smallest, down to the scariest, until finally, there are no more dinosaurs to choose from. The fastest one runs away, and he keeps stepping on the longest one’s tail. He chooses the biggest dinosaur, but when it won’t fit through his door, back to the store he goes. A very lucky little boy just happens to have a Dino Pets store in his town. Dinosaur lovers’ imaginations soar with this inventive flight of fancy from Plourde.
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